Denpasar

Cultural Landscape of Bali Provinceattraction

Denpasar, Kota Budaya | Denpasar, City of Culture

Why visit

Denpasar should read as the practical Bali city entry: markets, local food, temples, traffic, and access into the island's cultural landscape. It is less a resort base than a way to keep Bali from becoming only beach towns.

When to avoid

Denpasar shuts down completely each March for Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence marking the Saka new year. Ngurah Rai International Airport suspends all flights for 24 hours, and pecalang patrols enforce a curfew that keeps everyone off the streets and inside a hotel from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. A trip timed around Nyepi can lose a full travel day with no flights in or out and nothing open across the city.

Plan Denpasar

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The next week in Denpasar

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Drizzle

28° / 22°

1.9 mm

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Wed

Drizzle

27° / 23°

1.5 mm

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Thu

Overcast

28° / 21°

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Fri

Drizzle

28° / 21°

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Sat

Drizzle

27° / 23°

2.0 mm

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Sun

Drizzle

27° / 22°

1.8 mm

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Mon

Drizzle

28° / 21°

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Climate

Wet season (Nov-Mar)

About 74% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 28°C, lows around 24°C.

Dry season (Apr-Oct)

About 60mm of rain a month, against 235mm in the wet season.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

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Weather

26° / 21°

Typical high / low

1 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

11.8h

06:29 – 18:18local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest DPS · 10 km

About Denpasar

Denpasar is the capital and the largest city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after Makassar. It is bordered by Badung Regency to its west and north, Gianyar Regency to its east, and the Indian Ocean and the Badung Strait to its south. The growth of the tourism industry on the island of Bali has pushed the city of Denpasar to become a center of business activities, and has positioned the city as an area with high per capita income and growth in Bali. The population of the city at the end of 2024 was 670,210.

Area: 124 km²
Mayor: I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara
Airport codes: DPS

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